bush pilots

Alaska aviation history backcountry flying Cessna 180 Denali Don Sheldon Frank Church Wilderness glacier flying Idaho aviation mountain flying Sulphur Creek Ranch

The Hangar Jul 27, 2026

Don Sheldon, the Talkeetna Glacier Pilot, and the Cessna One Eighty That Landed on the Ruth Amphitheater to Pull Climbers Off Denali

How Talkeetna bush pilot Don Sheldon flew an ordinary Cessna 180 on skis onto Denali's glaciers to rescue stranded climbers.

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Ramp Check Jul 27, 2026

Sulphur Creek Ranch, the Dirt Strip in the Frank Church Wilderness, and the Backcountry Lodge Where You Land for Pie and Watch Elk From the Porch

Sulphur Creek Ranch is a fly-in guest ranch deep in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness where pilots land on a dirt strip for pie and elk.

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